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  • start of a new season.

  • Let's have a good one.

  • You're good luck.

  • Thousands of miles from home, the Philadelphia Flyers have arrived at the start of their regular season.

  • Flyers are in Prague and set to begin a new era, a three week flurry of introductions.

  • Expectations are high.

  • We should be really excited as a group.

  • Reparations and evaluations.

  • I didn't think he was very good.

  • Last six Shots on goal, all geared towards one target.

  • Success from this point forward.

  • Come on.

  • The decisions have been rendered.

  • Team is now set to test itself all throughout the long season that awaits test starts now thistles the season finale of Behind the Glass Philadelphia Flyers training camp.

  • After completing their preseason in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Philadelphia Flyers are headed to the Czech Republic, where they'll open their regular season against the Chicago Blackhawks as part of the NHL Global Siri's.

  • It will be a special experience for Jacob or a check right winger who was born about 20 miles west of Prague and is excited for an NHL game in his native land.

  • What are these few days probably mean leading up to this.

  • What they really mean for me that I get to see my family and friends.

  • What?

  • I mean for me and the team that way are here to grab two points.

  • I just wanna make sure we begin and, uh, you know, show check.

  • Find someone people before being a tour guide for these guys.

  • I'm not touring anyone.

  • Anybody they can find a way, you still have to make roster decisions.

  • What's the status?

  • Chuck and I are in the process of doing that right now.

  • So we're gonna get together here as soon as I'm done with you, and we're gonna make the decisions that need to make your moving forward.

  • Well, now we, uh we're at that stage.

  • We have toe get down from a roster perspective, toe play Chicago, but also a cap perspective.

  • Very B.

  • I love the kids skill.

  • I love this park battles, but I think it's confidence right now, as far as being able to finish might be a little bit low, so it's probably good for him to go down.

  • He's a good player here sooner rather than later, I think.

  • But to see him go down and play isn't bad thing, either.

  • First, long term development.

  • So it Stewie, um, it's difficult.

  • Oh, add another contract right now.

  • And speaking with his agent was Steely.

  • I think they're fine with continuing on the pro tryout path here.

  • And does that make sense?

  • Keep him.

  • I mean, we used a CZ long as no, he's OK with staying around.

  • Things might change for Stewie.

  • We might decide that that type of player we needed a You know, I line up on a more regular basis, so we'll see how it pans out right now.

  • We have Torrance key on our opening night roster torn skater in the right to play that first game.

  • At least it's kind of the way you like things to go.

  • You have kids progress, your system and kind of earned that right.

  • A strong training camp has earned 21 year old right winger Carson Torrance Key a roster spot.

  • A lifelong dream realised for the Flyers 2016 3rd round pick.

  • It's sweet to pay off like the nut, but now the real work begins is well, it's just her door open, and I got to stay up.

  • E.

  • I know all my family incest.

  • It'd be watching their.

  • I know they have some friends in Calgary and some family there, so I'm not quite sure what they're gonna do yet.

  • But, uh, I guess I'll find out it's exciting, but also just found out that Joel got sent down, so it's always a little tough tube.

  • Yeah.

  • I thought I'd give myself the best chance I could have to make the team, but I think they just don't think that 19 year old kids ready to play definitely stock stuff.

  • A tough Phyllis Wall.

  • Onda?

  • Um, yeah.

  • I just remember this feeling.

  • And, you know, hopefully next year, when this camp rolls around, I'll be ready to go.

  • You look really loose today on that.

  • If you go down there and you work hard, you'll be back up here.

  • Oh, quick.

  • Like you look so relaxed today.

  • I don't know if your mind was clear, whatever, but you made some good shots to put the puck in the back of the net.

  • So don't get down here and go down there.

  • Right?

  • Attitude, right.

  • Mindset working.

  • I'm gonna see you back up here real soon.

  • Okay?

  • So when the flyers return from Europe, 19 year old Joel Farabee will be sent to the American Hockey League to join the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

  • As for 31 year old Chris Stewart, he'll stay in limbo.

  • Is tryout with the Flyers, technically still continuing his hope, still alive of eventually securing a roster spot this season and returning to the NHL?

  • You know, there's a lot of things are going on there out of my control right now, so I'm kind of just focusing on one day at a time and I say I'm not playing tonight, so there's gonna be a little bit of disappointment, But, you know, I'm still here and I'm gonna do it everything.

  • If you need me to cheer on the boys tonight, uh, to get the victory, you know what?

  • I'm gonna do my part.

  • Everyone here in Prague would play a role on opening night against the Blackhawks, but maybe no one will be under more pressure than Carter.

  • Heart.

  • 21 year old gave up four goals and was pulled from the net in the preseason finale in Switzerland.

  • Everybody has those.

  • It happens sometimes a game of hockey isn't gonna go your way, but it's nothing that I'm worried about.

  • feel my overall preseason has been has been strong.

  • I feel confident with more mind games at and all the guys we're looking forward to get.

  • Things started playing a game that's worth two points.

  • So I mean, we're gonna do everything we can to prepare the right way.

  • We're all looking forward again.

  • Things going yesterday morning got up at about 5 a.m. Caligari hopped on a plane when Toronto transferred over to a plane in Prague.

  • So we really haven't slept in the last 22 hours.

  • We're really proud and excited for the opportunity for him.

  • That's great.

  • It's really great.

  • Yeah.

  • No, Very proud.

  • Hard work finally got there.

  • We haven't actually seen him in almost three months because he went back to Philly at the beginning of July.

  • So good to see him again.

  • How did you fly through?

  • It's a good way.

  • Probably.

  • Breakfast is startled about half hours.

  • Okay, We're just in time.

  • I tracked him down here and see if I get scared.

  • That Yeah, that's Hey, Carson.

  • Yeah, it's Ah, it's Chuck Fletcher calling.

  • If you're free.

  • Can you come down?

  • I just want to chat with you for a couple minutes here.

  • Okay, great.

  • Just just down the lobby.

  • Yeah, thanks.

  • How long it will take him to come downstairs?

  • Jam calls.

  • He should be down.

  • Like looking split.

  • Like don't take too long.

  • There is over.

  • Hello.

  • What are you digging here?

  • Going good.

  • I'm proud of you.

  • Hello.

  • Who?

  • What are you doing down here?

  • Way Had to go check.

  • You had to be for your first like friends.

  • That's a nice surprise.

  • You know, I know they're thinking about coming up, but you know, to make that trip one side short notice and that distances is seven.

  • Exciting.

  • I happened to interview a lot of pressure on Otto Play.

  • Really good, impressionable.

  • There's no pressure.

  • Just go out there and you have fun and you work hard.

  • And just like you've been doing right.

  • And what do you do on your very first shift on the ice for your coach told you.

  • Do BF In flyer, Carson Torrance Key won't be the only flyer playing in front of his family in Prague.

  • Tomorrow, After more than 800 NHL games, Jacob or check will finally be playing one in the nation he grew up in.

  • I grew up outside of the proud, but this is probably one of the most district's part of town.

  • It's the most visited place in rock, and I think everybody can see why.

  • Kladno, with my hometown, it's about 20 miles away.

  • Everybody lives there.

  • My sister, my parents, my grandma, uncles and everyone nieces, cousins, You know, I always come back home, and it's a good feeling.

  • I played a few games few times for you world championships in front of Czech fans, and there's nothing better than that.

  • So I'm gonna enjoy it.

  • As much as I can focus on a team win on, we'll see what's gonna happen.

  • It's pretty new or no before.

  • Even though today's just escaped Devora check and all the Flyers, the crowd filling the arena makes it seem like game night.

  • You don't expect that many people for practice, and it's always a good feeling to be home when you get on the ice.

  • Stop that.

  • Maybe I was drifting.

  • I was drifting, Jake.

  • It give a little twirl.

  • Two fans Coach Uh, this was a unique experience on the whole, and now there's two points on the line.

  • Is there a message that you have to send two players, any team I coached at first game of the year.

  • Guys air.

  • So excited, uh, want to do well.

  • They want to go out and perform eso A lot of times.

  • What you have to do is manage the nerves a little bit more than anything else.

  • Training camp has been, you know, 21 days.

  • It's time to get at it.

  • Then it's time to play for real, real games, for real points.

  • Thank you, Good.

  • Thanks, guys.

  • The Flyers hotel lobby makes for a tranquil setting on the morning of the team's opener, a stark contrast to the controlled chaos that will rain on the ice in a few hours.

  • And just off the lobby, General manager Chuck Fletcher shares tonight's final roster composition with the team's chairman, Dave Scott.

  • What you'll see tonight, the way we're going to start, we kept 2112 forwards 70 and two goalies, so we're gonna start with that.

  • But for tonight, I think you'll see the interesting things.

  • Really.

  • What the coaches are trying right now is switching Hayes and contrary eight.

  • So Hayes will get a chance to play with Chlo.

  • Drew and Jake for Jack and then contrary will play with when blam and connect me.

  • So their team was so top heavy last year.

  • They're trying to see if there's a different ways of having to really strong lines.

  • That will be the intriguing thing for me to see some of these new one company.

  • Those are big changes, but it's kind of fun to see.

  • And I love what you've been doing.

  • I've told you that just kind of methodical approach to things and taking your time getting it right.

  • Everyone's kind of curious to see What are we gonna look like?

  • You know, I don't wanna see lowers, laugh, strong emotions one way or the other.

  • But for right now, it's a lot of nervous excitement.

  • Flyers are in Prague, the Czech Republic, and set to begin a new era as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks in the season opener.

  • A lot more fun looking back at these games with W A.

  • Make it a good trip here has been a fun few weeks.

  • The first camp under new coach Alain Vigneault they didn't get the Wednesday would have wanted to in the preseason, but it is pretty clear that the demands of their new coach gonna make for a fart for an atmosphere.

  • Puck battles, guys.

  • Let's make sure we go after this defense here.

  • We need to put pressure on this.

  • D A captain is taking us to our first win here.

  • Let's go Season opener.

  • No.

  • One track at it.

  • Either way have momentum going season or playing a pretty easy decision.

  • Defense.

  • The best looking Travis on team standing.

  • Theo Skilled veteran defenseman center uh mayor of New York suit to take over Philly have been fooling myself.

  • I mean, there's so much excitement of being here in Prague and getting a season under way.

  • A lot of excitement with this flyer seat.

  • Men in Orange, Men in Orange First time flyers have ever played a regular season game outside North America.

  • Come on, Jakey.

  • Your hometown.

  • That's good.

  • That's good.

  • And finally, we're ready for games that counts.

  • It starts with flies of black Hawks here in Prague Way are underway in 2019 Global Siris battle battle Elaine videos.

  • New top line comes out, setting a tone claim fast and creating chances, allowing the Czech fans to applaud one of their own Rogers.

  • He touches.

  • You'll take it in Laura, check shooting it into the glove.

  • Crawford hangs on.

  • And then comes a look at the Flyers reconstructed second line.

  • Let's go.

  • This is the line I want to pay attention to.

  • Think living jury back between Lindblom Connect, we have some really good taken with connecting.

  • He's in the first goal of the season as he beats Corey Crawford up high and the Flyers take the one other league right.

  • But the lead will be short lived as just 80 seconds later, flying that Chicago takes advantage of a turnover, too, even if intercepted one, but then locked it up.

  • Said Arise.

  • Alex need Landers.

  • 10.

  • Tithe Soon after a Flyers rookie hears his name called and gets his first chance to prove he belongs here.

  • What a great story.

  • Carson Torrance Key is in the corner.

  • Turetsky working in front.

  • Oh my God, you have nightmares about that, will you?

  • So the Flyers, that close to taking a leap back play created by card points, theat action picking up on both sides.

  • Towards the end of the period, the Flyers young goalie is tested and stands toll in front from heart.

  • Two in a row.

  • Philadelphia is on the rebound.

  • Late flurry, not withstanding.

  • First period will end with the game tied at one.

  • And is the Blackhawk shooting back in?

  • That should pretty well do it.

  • We had some chances.

  • We have a little fun way.

  • First period standing while blowing job.

  • Getting well.

  • First period.

  • The new season.

  • First period.

  • Nerves are out of the way Now.

  • You see the game.

  • You see the place that need to be made with the puck.

  • Let's make sure we're putting that puck in good areas.

  • Let's go out there.

  • Let's have a good second.

  • Good to go.

  • Boy, come on.

  • Orange underway here in period Number two Flyers in black locks.

  • All down it up at one.

  • Let's go, Let's go.

  • Little go.

  • These picks up the booth place will erupt.

  • Take four check scores.

  • That boy.

  • Oh, yeah.

  • Let me jump in there.

  • Go coming!

  • Keep working.

  • It's coming.

  • 20 seconds left.

  • Post way.

  • We'll get to that booth following their power play goal.

  • Flyers stay aggressive.

  • Looking to add to their lead.

  • Nice.

  • Nice.

  • What?

  • You getting them?

  • Keep going.

  • There's a lot of stealing the but want to connect it right up the middle things.

  • Beauty from connecting to nice angle.

  • It'll pass ahead a box step Shaun and chop that buck away from Hayes.

  • 11 seconds left.

  • Walks with one chance to maneuver up with Amanda manager Cane pestered by couturier.

  • Come on.

  • 20 seconds to work with our play.

  • They make it work.

  • Horn sounds second.

  • Curry comes to an end, little deflating for the Flyers to see it end that way with just seconds remaining to the period.

  • Even with a lead, it's hard to shake off a late goal just before the horn for not just the players but the coaches as well.

  • So he's pushing down.

  • He's got the guy.

  • They're just All he's gonna do is just stay right there.

  • No stick in the middle of the sandy is tied up front.

  • If hese gets that deep, if it's down to me and we were yelling to him or short, there's not a chance he can't hear me there.

  • Right, you guys ready?

  • That was a good period, made their eastern.

  • We played North Cell, made them defend, were strong in our puck battles.

  • That's what we gotta bring it in the third year.

  • Let's go out there.

  • Let's get this way PHILADELPHIA They pin the better team through two periods.

  • Bots that lake gold complexion of the third period, right back in behind the goal, Travis connecting two girls on the game on in front of a jury.

  • A shot.

  • Get a man before Cory carries exit out of skates around.

  • But that boy, just like that board didn't come.

  • The Hawks, starting to finance on a shot, disappears.

  • Carter hurts glove.

  • A hard day guard.

  • Heart is much sharper tonight.

  • And what we saw in Switzerland, that's its job.

  • The Hawks.

  • They need two with under three to play.

  • Keith Gustafson, Dechaine on top.

  • It's 43 with 207 to play.

  • It's almost hard to believe Chicago is a shot away here.

  • 43 10 remaining.

  • Cane back.

  • He needs a quick throws.

  • A head off Shaw shot of the line Guy moving in, shooting.

  • It kicked up by heart tames a blast.

  • Scripts hang on to beat Chicago in the opener for three and a wildly entertained a bear.

  • What a win.

  • What I want.

  • Wait.

  • I'm happy the way we played and I think tonight we show what we are capable.

  • Obviously, after that loss in laws on nobody, I think expected us to start like that.

  • But now I'm glad we did, because we know what we have in the locker room, boys.

  • The only hurts me to do this right now, but I just played a great game back and way.

  • Give ourselves a chance to win like that every night.

  • We're gonna be pretty successful.

  • So let's go.

  • It's just beginning long odyssey that will give the Philadelphia Flyers every chance to prove to the hockey world everything they're capable of.

  • But all of it will be rooted in where they began, where they first came together, where they decided who they were going to be.

  • It's just beginning, and right now there are no limits on where it could go firm or inside.

  • Access to the Flyers training camp.

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